Inaugural 'Duck Splash' raises funds for Nashville Kiwanis Club

2:38 AM,
Oct. 28, 2013

Rubber ducks float along Richland Creek to the finish line.

Written by

Joey Garrison
| The Tennessean

More than 8,100 yellow rubber ducks plunged into Richland Creek on Sunday, but one blew by all the others.

It belonged to Betty Lou Burnett, who emerged as the first-place winner at the Kiwanis of Nashville Foundation's inaugural "Duck Splash." Her reward: $10,000, which Burnett, who serves on the Kiwanis board, plans to donate to charity.

Participants at Sunday's event near The Nations neighborhood in West Nashville bought ducks for $5 each. After dropping into the creek from a bridge above, the ducks floated downstream, and the race was on to the finish line. ...